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Meanings of poke into in English

Catalan
examinar
Spanish
examinar

Examine physically with or as if with a probe.

        examinar
        Usage of poke into in English
        1
        But the man would not poke into that fire; nobody suspected him.
        Native son
        2
        It would be mighty awkward to poke into any of the others.
        The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
        3
        They want to poke into your business but they won't tell you theirs.
        Death Trance
        4
        He wiped an ash-tray carefully and poured the contents of the poke into it.
        Where the Sun Swings North
        5
        You're both impatient and curious, got to poke into everything.
        It's like this, cat
        6
        I felt the muzzle poke into me, then relax.
        One night stands & lost weekends
        7
        Bobby Pires goes very close with a jink this-a-way, and twist that-a-way and a toe- poke into the side netting.
        The Guardian
        8
        The winger looks to poke into the bottom right, but only succeeds in playing it a yard to his right.
        The Guardian
        9
        I advised them to search with the greatest care, and to poke into places that they had not disturbed before.
        Mushrooms on the Moor
        10
        Humans poke into everywhere.
        Strata
        11
        Val, roused by my action, began to poke into the drawers of the dressing-table; but his search was just as fruitless.
        Up in Ardmuirland
        12
        However, because researchers poke into the personal lives of ravens an answer can be put forth on the dark birds' behalf.
        Wired
        13
        Put a mulch around it for extra safety, and poke into it now and then to make sure all is well.
        The Irish Times
        14
        He tried to alleviate the boredom of it by exercising the right of a luminary to poke into odd holes and corners.
        Dogsbody
        15
        They climbed the bank in their dawdling way, stopping to poke into bushes for animals; when one saw me he waved, and I waved back.
        Engine Summer
        16
        He liked the way she ordered and arranged things, and he had no desire to poke into every nook and cranny or bother her belongings.
        The Shelters of Stone
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        Translations for poke into
        Catalan
        examinar
        Spanish
        examinar
        Poke into through the time